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Coll 28/97(1) ‘Persia. Diaries. Tehran Intelligence Summaries.’ [‎111r] (221/807)

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The record is made up of 1 file (401 folios). It was created in 11 Feb 1937-29 Jul 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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October 14, 1938.
CONFIDENTIAL. 1 1938 J
Section 1.
[E 5977/167/34]
Copy No.
Mr. Seymour to Viscount Halifax.—{Received October 14.)
(No. 320. Secret.)
HIS Majesty’s representative presents his compliments to His Majesty’s
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit
herewith a copy of Intelligence Summary No. 20 for the period ending the
24th September, compiled by the military attache to this legation.
Tehran, September 24, 1938.
Enclosure.
(Secret.)
Intelligence Summary No. 20 for the Period ending September 24, 1938.
1 . The Shah.
HIS Imperial Majesty the Shah and His Imperial Highness the Crown
Prince have now taken up residence for the winter at the Imperial Palace.
His Majesty held the usual levee at the Gulistan Palace on the 1 st Mehr (the
24th September), the anniversary of the Prophet Mahomet.
2. The Crown Prince.
His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince is now completing his final term at
the Ecole militaire superieure. He is reported to have done well.
3. Iranian Officials.
Reference Intelligence Summary No. 17 (current), paragraph 2 (ii),
M. Suleiman Kalhar, formerly a director of the Tobacco Monopoly, has been
appointed Governor-General (Ustander) of No. Ill Ustan Azerbaijan vice his
Excellency Baqir Kazemi (Muhazzib-ud-Dowleh) (Military Attache’s Personali
ties, No. 104; Foreign Office Personalities, No. 107), appointed Iranian
Ambassador in Afghanistan.
4. Travellers.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Oliver W. H. Leese, Bt., D.S.O., the Coldstream
Guards, and Lady Leese arrived by Deutsche Lufthansa on the 11 th September,
and left for Kabul by the same air line en route to Quetta on the 17th September.
5. The Iranian Army.
(i) Troops of the 1 st and 2 nd Divisions (Tehran Garrison) carried out
manoeuvres from the 11 th to 14th September in the area Varamin-Qishlaq
(million sheet No. 9, square D 1 ) about 30 miles south-east of Tehran. His
Imperial Majesty the Shah was present on the final two days. With the exception
of the new Turkish military attache, no foreign military attaches, nor officers of
the French Military Mission, were invited to attend. Most of the G.O.C’s. of
provincial divisions were present. No mention of the manoeuvres appeared in
the press.
According to a reliable report, only 10,000 troops took part this year. A new
feature was the use made of a small mechanised column by one of the forces. This
consisted of infantry, tanks and some artillery. It is said to have been used with
great success. It may be mentioned that the country of the manoeuvre area is
mostly flat and in some parts marshy, presenting no great difficulties for a
mechanised column. Two squadrons of aircraft took part in the manoeuvres.
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Copies of intelligence summaries compiled on a fortnightly basis by the Military Attaché at the British Legation in Tehran (Gilbert Douglas Pybus, Herbert John Underwood, William A K Fraser), and received by the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. via the Foreign Office. Many of the summaries are preceded by cover sheets and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. notes sheets, the latter frequently containing handwritten notes giving a précis of the summary’s contents. The summaries cover a broad range of information, including: the activities of the Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Crown Prince, and other members of the royal family; activities of the Iranian Government and its officials; activities, organisation and strength of the Iranian army and Iranian air force; communications and transport, including wireless radio, and civil aviation routes into and out of Iran; British interests in Iran, including oil companies, specifically the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; foreign interests in Iran; the Iranian press, focussing specifically on its criticism of foreign press and actions; commercial activities in Iran, including mining and factory An East India Company trading post. production; tribal matters, including those in the Bahmai and Baluchistan provinces, and the Qashqai; place name changes in Iran. Proceedings prior to and during the Second World War are also covered in the summaries. These include: German activity in Iran (commercial, political, propaganda, Nazi organisation); movements of peoples; public opinion in Iran in response to events in Europe in 1940; the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in August 1941; the abdication of Reza Shah Pahlavi; public opinion in Iran in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion and occupation; social unrest and anti-British feeling.

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1 file (401 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 403; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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